Could Dune: Part Two be a modern-day Empire Strikes Back? It isn’t all that often that a sequel surpasses its predecessor, particularly when it comes to science fiction films. However, it seems director Denis Villeneuve’s Dune (2021) sequel may have done just that. The reviews for Dune: Part Two are rolling in, and the overwhelming number of critics love the film. And, at the time of this writing, the Timothée Chalamet-led epic boasts an eye-popping 97% on the Tomatometer against 105 reviews. Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune writes: